Police, relatives still in the dark about Beng Seng's murder
Police, relatives still in the dark about Beng Seng's murder
JAKARTA (JP): Both the police and relatives of Nyo Beng Seng, the entertainment businessman who was killed by masked hit men recently, are still in the dark about the murder.
Beng Seng's relatives have insisted they know nothing about the suspected murderers' identities, while police in the Penjaringan subprecinct have said there has been no progress in their investigation.
"We know nothing about the murderers and don't want to intervene into the ongoing police investigation," Adnan, 30, the third of four of Beng Seng's sons from his first wife told The Jakarta Post here yesterday.
The case is now being handled by the Penjaringan police subprecinct in North Jakarta.
A source at the subprecinct said the case is complicated.
"We have not yet found a single bit of evidence to incriminate anyone," he said.
In an interview with the Post and Kompas at her residence on Jl. Mangga Besar, Anita, the deceased's first wife, insisted that her family had not named anyone as a murder suspect.
Beng Seng, alias Darmansyah Suyadi, 57, died with 12 severe stab wounds at around 2:00 a.m. on April 15. He was killed by a group of at least four masked individuals in the yard of his second wife's house on Jl. Pluit Kencana Raya 128, Pluit, North Jakarta.
Adnan and his mother also expressed their disappointment regarding various stories surrounding Beng Seng's death that have appeared in the news media.
"I know nothing about the names of suspects or business competitors as described by some newspapers," Anita said.
They both denied having sent a three-page letter to the National Police Chief, a copy of which was made available to the Post.
"We strongly believe there are certain parties who have intentionally sent false stories to the press for their own interests," said Anita.
The letter, dated April 20, gave three motives for the murder along with the names of two main suspects. Copies of the letter were also sent to at least 20 high-ranking officials.
The letter was written by someone calling himself Adi Suprianto, who claimed to be a relative of Beng Seng.
It said the murder was plotted by two individuals called Hong Lie and A Lay. The two names were mentioned by Beng Seng to his second wife when he was rushed to the Atmajaya hospital, where he later died.
Adnan said he had never seen the letter and had no idea who wrote it.
He refused to comment further about Hong Lie or A Lay.
"I don't want to intervene in the police investigation," he repeated.
The writer stated that Hong Lie is an ex-prisoner of the Nusa Kambangan Island and has been a gambling operator inside and outside the country.
None of the individuals mentioned in the letter could be reached for comment.
Mysterious call
On Monday, the family received a phone call from a mysterious party who mentioned several names along with their addresses, and accused them of being conspirators in the murder.
"The caller asked us to report it to the police. But, should we believe a mysterious caller who might endanger our lives?" Anita asked.
Besides being widely known as owner of the Irama Tara cassette and video recording firm, Beng Seng also owned of a number of nightclubs, massage parlors and beauty salons in downtown Jakarta.
He is also a noted figure among many casinos abroad, such as in Genting Highland, Malaysia, and in Macao.
Anita, 54, said her late husband had lived with his second wife, Tuti Sulastri, 47, in Pluit for 29 years. She also said that Beng Seng liked to gamble at illegal gambling dens until the early morning hours.
Police believe the murder was plotted by a party from a gambling network in which Beng Seng was involved.
According to City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto, the investigation is still in process.(bsr)